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Deep Freeze Settles Over Metro Detroit

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DETROIT (WWJ) - Another round of frigid air has made its way into Metro Detroit, with wind chills making temperatures feel well below zero.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather warning Tuesday for much of Michigan. The high in Metro Detroit will be just 8 degrees, but once the wind chill is factored in, it will actually feel more like 6 degrees below zero.

The bone-chilling weather is expected to hang around for at least a week and temperatures won’t get past 20 degrees until Saturday. However, this cold snap won’t be as severe as the recent “polar vortex,” according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore.

“The last one was very intense and much colder air came down but it departed fairly quickly,” DeVore said. “This one is not quite as cold, but it’s going to last longer.”

Snowfall will hold off until the weekend, when about 2 to 4 inches of accumulation is expected Saturday night through Sunday morning.